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GEORGE MOORE, 0F JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

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-the art of food preparation and the product thereof, and the primary object is the production of palatable food possessing both nourishing andlaxative properties.

With-this and further objects in view, as will in part hereinafter be stated and in part become apparent, the invention comprises certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts in a food product and certainnovel steps in the assembly and formation thereof as will be hereinafter specified and claimed.

The product is a semi-confection laxative and when finished consists preferably, by

measure, (that is, after deducting a1- lowance for evaporation) a of substantially sixty-three per cent syrup, twelve per cent peanut butter, and twenty five per cent of bran, preferably wheat bran, with sufiicient salt. for seasoning, and the final product being preferabl coated with chocolate for flavoring and or preventing the product from becoming unduly dry. Brown. sugar may be substituted for some of the syrup, to one-half thereof.

Other nut meats may be added, such as Braa be supplied by utilizin zil or walnuts, or in part substituted for a portion of the peanut meat. The bran may wheat crushed or groiin but when the bran is provided in thisform substantially the same relative quantity with respect to the proportions of the other parts given is maintained without reference to the amount of added substance represented by the kernel of the wheat the kernel giving a pleasing flavor and nutritive value to the product.

The process of producing this product Specification of Letters Patent.

as will enable the whole of the- Patented May 16, 1922.

Application filed July 30, 1919. Serial No. 814,257,

is carriedout preferably by boiling the syrup (approprlately flavored with salt) to a point where it will form a soft consistent mass oncoolin Before cooling the peanut butter is ad ed and thoroughly stirred throughout all parts of the syrup, and then the bran is added and similarly stirred, before the mass cools. The product isthen pressed into moulds to cool, and the separate blocks or tablets thus formed are'subsequently dipped in melted chocolate for providing the desired chocolate coating. Before these steps of theprocess are begun,

a supply of peanut butter is prepared by pulverizing the peanuts and mixing them with "a little water so that they will be capable of more thorough intermixing with the syrup.

The result of the process is a semi-confection possessing nutritive value, a very pleasing taste, and the laxative properties knowm to be possessed by bran.

The peanut butter serves to coat the particles of bran sufiiciently not to be entirely dissolved therefrom by the saliva, and the product is, therefore, swallowed bythe consumer Without the Well known objectionable taste or feel of the bran and without its usual dryness.

What I claim is:-- l. A semi-confection product a sweetening element, peanut meat, and bran comprising in such proportion that-the quantity of bran is sufficiently great for therapeutical action and is less than forty per cent of the product.

2. A semi-confection product comprising a sweetening element, peanut meat, and bran, the bran being in quantity bearing a proportion to the Whole product of substantially twenty-five per cent.

3. A food product comprising peanut butter and bran,- the bran being in a quantity sufiicient for therapeutical action and less thanforty per cent of the Whole product, and the? peanut butter containing the natural oil of the nuts. v

4. In the artof forming a food product, boiling syrup to a point where it will form a soft consistent mass upon cooling, thoroughly stirring in peanut butter before the syrup is cool, and then thoroughly mixing prepare d peanut 'mea t, and mixing bran in ran into the mass before cooling. the mass before c0011 5. In the art of forming a food product, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature preparing peanut meat by pulverizing the in presence of two Witnesses. 5 nuts and mixing them with a little Water, GEORGE MOORE.

then boiling syrup to a, point Where it will Witnesses: form a soft consistent mass upon cooling, EDYTHE C. KEENE,

stirring into the syrup. before cooling the 001m. 

